CVE-2018-15766

Dell Encryption and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Security Policy Overwrite Vulnerability

Description

On install, Dell Encryption versions prior 10.0.1 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior 2.0.1 will overwrite and manually set the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object to a value of 1 on that device. This allows for users to bypass any existing policy for password length and potentially create insecure password on their device. This value is defined during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application. There are no other known values modified.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • For affected devices, the minimum password length policy should be changed manually to what is desired for the current environment. If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a Domain Controller or a device that is not joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed on the local device. If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a device that is joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed within the enterprise’s Group Policy Management console. Default values for this property is ‘7’ in most configurations. This Microsoft KB article outlines how to modify this setting: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd277399.aspx External Link

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory dell.com
Affected: Dell Encryption
Affected: Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15766?
CVE-2018-15766 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15766?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2018-15766: For affected devices, the minimum password length policy should be changed manually to what is desired for the current environment. If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a Domain Controller or a device that is not joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed on the local device. If Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise or Dell Encryption Enterprise’s Encryption Management Agent is installed on a device that is joined to a domain, the default minimum password length will need to be changed within the enterprise’s Group Policy Management console. Default values for this property is ‘7’ in most configurations. This Microsoft KB article outlines how to modify this setting: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd277399.aspx External Link
Is CVE-2018-15766 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-15766 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-15766?
CVE-2018-15766 affects Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise.
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